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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Tatiana give for taking Bond back to their room?

2. Who does Bond find lying naked in his bed?

3. Where is the gun hidden that Bond shoots Grant with?

4. Why did choose the hotel?

5. What does Bond promise to do if they allow him to watch the fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bond see when he looks through the periscope?

2. Why does Bond think the man is not mentally competent?

3. How does Kerim kill the faceless one's leader?

4. Describe the fight between the gypsies and the faceless ones

5. What do Bond and Tatiana do when the train stops for a few hours?

6. What does Kerim tell Bond in the corridor?

7. What new information does the gypsy give Kerim?

8. Why did Kerim make Bond visit so public?

9. Why does the gypsy hesitate to let Bond into the compound?

10. What happens to the Russians when they reach the Turkish border?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fleming worked as an intelligence officer during World War II, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Fleming knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Fleming does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting.

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main character examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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